| Spalding, Esperanza / Radio Music Society |
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| Album: | Radio Music Society | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Spalding, Esperanza | Added: | Apr 2012 | |
| Label: | Heads Up International | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-04-21 | Pull Date: | 2012-06-24 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jun 17 | Jun 10 | Jun 3 | May 27 | May 20 | May 13 | May 6 | Apr 29 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 23, 2023: | The Doghouse Radio Song | 4. | Dec 29, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Jun 8, 2012) Cinnamon Tree | |
| 2. | Aug 01, 2022: | Rebop Radio Song | 5. | Jun 08, 2019: | Music Casserole Hold On Me | |
| 3. | Jan 01, 2022: | Music Casserole Vague Suspicions | 6. | Feb 08, 2018: | Lucid Lightning: Power Hour Hold On Me |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2012-04-21 | ||
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ESPERANZA SPALDING: Radio Music Society Heads Up, 2012 POP-JAZZ – Bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding has become a sort of jazz ambassador since her surprise Grammy win for Best New Artist last year. She’s everywhere: on TV, at the White House, headlining festivals. So it’s fitting that this disc is essentially r&b-pop-jazz crossover material, waaay more “pop” than we’d normally add in jazz, but it’s solid stuff, and entirely unique. This disc fits well as a counterpart to her last release, the classically-oriented “Chamber Music Society.” And she’s backed by like a gazillion musicians (from Billy Hart to Q-Tip) in intricate, heavily-produced arrangements. All clean. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 1. 6:32 – sweet, delicious, soulful vocals; neo-retro sound with lots of horns 2. 5:35 – oooh: slinky soul vocal with strings, sparkly keys, electric guitar solo 3. 4:34 – bright, strutting tune with twisty vocal lines, many instrumental layers 4. 1:54 – vocal/organ duet, slow and churchy, about false imprisonment 5. 5:16 – positive r&b: an empowering salute to black youth; great duet vocal 6. 4:42 – Stevie Wonder cover: pops and stretches out, Joe Lovano on sax 7. 3:40 – elastic vocal with big band: a bit bluesy, a bit sassy, nice piano 8. 5:50 – floating, dreamy sextet; strong vocal & bass, serious lyrics 9. 6:37 – slick Wayne Shorter fusion: spiky riffs with new lyrics added 10. 4:20 – r&b with a funky Stevie Wonder touch, winding vocal, lots going on 11. 4:35 – bright, sparkling tribute to Portland Oregon (Spalding’s hometown) 12. 4:17 – really nice sound here, electric guitar breaks add a bit of an edge [ Fo ] - April 2012 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Radio Song | 7. | Hold On Me | |||
| 2. | Cinnamon Tree | 8. | Vague Suspicions | |||
| 3. | Crowned & Kissed | 9. | Endangered Species | |||
| 4. | Land Of The Free | 10. | Let Her | |||
| 5. | Black Gold | 11. | City Of Roses | |||
| 6. | I Can't Help It | 12. | Smile Like That |